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the senate has given final approval to a spending bill to keep the government operating through september. it passed with bipartisan support and now heads to the house for consideration. >>> a $150 million plan by the pentagon to overhaul guantanamo bay is drawing stark criticism. the proposed makeover for the detention facility will include a new dining hall, hospital and barracks for guards. it comes as protests from detainees are on the rise with hunger strikes tripling in the last two weeks. >>> south korea believes china is behind a recent cyber attack. after officials say the breach originated from a chinese ip address. the attacks wednesday brought down network servers of tv stations and computer software of two major banks. >>> photos released of the seven marines killed this week a mortar exploded during a training exercise in nevada. the men range in age from 19 to 26. men range in age from 19 to one of them enlisted less than a year ago and six were veterans of the war in afghanistan. >>> the american academy of pediatrics is throwing its support behind same sex marriage and th
the senate has given final approval to a spending bill to keep the government operating through september. it passed with bipartisan support and now heads to the house for consideration. >>> a $150 million plan by the pentagon to overhaul guantanamo bay is drawing stark criticism. the proposed makeover for the detention facility will include a new dining hall, hospital and barracks for guards. it comes as protests from detainees are on the rise with hunger strikes tripling in the last...
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. >> this is about how we just want to be treated equally from our government. >> one of their lawyers will have 20 minutes to argue this case against prop 8, likely face qegs on whether the vote of the people in california should be overturned. and supporters will be represented by charles creeper, arguing the kiss in federal court. cooper will have 30 minutes and likely face questions on whether supporters have legal standing in this case since california's attorney general won't defend the law. >> when we talk about fundamental rights as it relates to the constitution we're talking about those rights that we as a nation designated as most sake kret of rights we can have. >> adding a dozen times the supreme court described marriage as a fundamental right. the supporters say california voters have made the call. >> we should not allow the federal judiciary to zroit vote of the people. especially on something as old and good as marriage. >> many observers say the justice anthony kennedy could be the swing vote in the 5-4 decision. he struck down antigay laws in texas and colorado but a
. >> this is about how we just want to be treated equally from our government. >> one of their lawyers will have 20 minutes to argue this case against prop 8, likely face qegs on whether the vote of the people in california should be overturned. and supporters will be represented by charles creeper, arguing the kiss in federal court. cooper will have 30 minutes and likely face questions on whether supporters have legal standing in this case since california's attorney general won't...
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how you run a government or a branch of government with c.r.'s that go for that short amount of time? how do you adequately budget for that? >> it is very difficult. we err on the side of being conservative, as we have here, to make sure we are not deficient at the end of any given continuing resolution. it is difficult. we are a very large operation. we are taking in over 400,000 people a year. and if it has to go on for the full year. when you are in an environment where you do not know what your budget is going to be on the various marks and the house and the senate are different, when you are looking at sequestration, it is a challenge and you do your best under the circumstances to come up with the right answer. >> as you went through the releases and you sit here today, do you think your department went through the necessary due diligence to make sure the people who are released pose the least threat to our citizens and constituents? >> instructions to the field were clear. these decisions were made by career professionals in the field. so
how you run a government or a branch of government with c.r.'s that go for that short amount of time? how do you adequately budget for that? >> it is very difficult. we err on the side of being conservative, as we have here, to make sure we are not deficient at the end of any given continuing resolution. it is difficult. we are a very large operation. we are taking in over 400,000 people a year. and if it has to go on for the full year. when you are in an environment where you do not know...
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. >> the government has to pay this money twice, right? >> absolutely. we get hit twice. irs pays the money to the folks to the criminals and then you have to file to the actual taxpayer. >> what i do not you had it seems such an immense if not novel government waste why doesn't the irs figure out a system because can you catch these people if you cross reference it with the w2. the people take your social security number and makeup your job. if you have the w2 for that person you know they are a liar and can you catch that. why is that not happening? >> that is what they are trying to do it is a tsunami of fraud. it's been overwhelming. and irs is moving to that area. and they are trying to match the w2s with your tax return. irs was able to stop over $1.4 billion in 2011 on this type of fraud. but, again it's part of it. >> and how much went. >> we are thinking $5 billion a year. >> what are the best ways people can protect themselves? >> file early. you can only use your social security number once to file a return. if you file first you're beating the criminal to the
. >> the government has to pay this money twice, right? >> absolutely. we get hit twice. irs pays the money to the folks to the criminals and then you have to file to the actual taxpayer. >> what i do not you had it seems such an immense if not novel government waste why doesn't the irs figure out a system because can you catch these people if you cross reference it with the w2. the people take your social security number and makeup your job. if you have the w2 for that person...
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this move is unprecedented, it would basically allow the government to skim the bank accounts of every single person who makes a deposit into a cyprus bank account. if that is not enoug the country has closed all banks until thursday so if the decision is made there will not be anything anybody can do if they have money in the bank. now the world is bracing and waiting. what you should do with your money and with the impact could be. so excited to have you on tonight. university of chicago professor. what a team. t me start with you because i want you to set the scene for us because some people hear this and i think of cyprus is a tiny island, who cares. this could set off a chain reaction around the world, tell me why. >> if you have your bank deposits in another country that is shaky, italy, spain, portugal, and greece, you will say in my the next in line? so what we will be looking for over the next week or at any time or attention turns to a potential crisis in any of those countries is whether or not there is a run on the bank. the other thing we noted is they are still jiggling a
this move is unprecedented, it would basically allow the government to skim the bank accounts of every single person who makes a deposit into a cyprus bank account. if that is not enoug the country has closed all banks until thursday so if the decision is made there will not be anything anybody can do if they have money in the bank. now the world is bracing and waiting. what you should do with your money and with the impact could be. so excited to have you on tonight. university of chicago...
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. >> this case for us is about how we as americans want to be treated equally by our government. >>reporter: tomorrow one of the lawyers theodore olson has 20 minutes to argue the case against prop 8. he will likely face question from his the court on why the 2008 vote of the peopleñr in california shoud be overturned. the other will have 10 minutes opposition to the same sex marriage ban and supporters of prop 8 represented by charles cooper. one of the attorneys who argued the case in san francisco federal court. capper will have 30 minutes and will likely face questions on whether prop 8 supportuers have legal standing in this case since california attorney general won't defend the law. >> when we talk about fundamental rights as relates to the constitutional we are talking about those rights that we as a nation designated as being some of the most sacred of all the rights we can have. >>reporter: state attorney general adds that more than a dozen times the supreme court has described marriage as fundamental right. supporters of the marriage ban say california voters have al
. >> this case for us is about how we as americans want to be treated equally by our government. >>reporter: tomorrow one of the lawyers theodore olson has 20 minutes to argue the case against prop 8. he will likely face question from his the court on why the 2008 vote of the peopleñr in california shoud be overturned. the other will have 10 minutes opposition to the same sex marriage ban and supporters of prop 8 represented by charles cooper. one of the attorneys who argued the...
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. >>> they are trying to keep the government funded through the end of the september. the measure will go to the house where it is expected to pass and then on to president barack obama and they are reaching a deadline to pass that spending bill or face a government shut down. >>> we want to check in with sal for the commute, it is after 6:00 now. >> yes, and i want to show you something because of a crash on 880 westbound and richmond. let's go to the toll plaza here. it is lighter than usual and although there are certainly plenty of people on the road but i think they are all stick on 880 but if you are driving on the bay bridge, it looks good and the actual freeway system looks good as well. i want to show you 80 westbound and this crash here as we remove the indicater, you can see the traffic between panola and richmond is very, very slow and unfortunately that is why people are not at the bay bridge yet. there was an injury crash but they are waiting on a tow truck to get that badly damaged vehicle out of the lanes. let's go to steve. >>> there are some breaks in
. >>> they are trying to keep the government funded through the end of the september. the measure will go to the house where it is expected to pass and then on to president barack obama and they are reaching a deadline to pass that spending bill or face a government shut down. >>> we want to check in with sal for the commute, it is after 6:00 now. >> yes, and i want to show you something because of a crash on 880 westbound and richmond. let's go to the toll plaza here....
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fund a near bankrupt government. at least the solution we went for is for sure not the one we would have liked. but under the circumstances, it was the least painful one. >> exchange for a bail-out from the european union and imf, cyprus wants a so-called tax of around 10% on account of $130,000 and over and 7% for the rest. exposure to invest in the greece and lax banking regulations are to blame. attracting foreign investors including russians. brussels and germany are seen by cypriates as the villain. >> we don't want germany here. we don't want them to help them at all. >> all of this is causing a run on banks in cyprus. banks are closed until thursday. >> i am planning to go to the bank to withdrawal all the money i have in there. have nothing left in there. i can't trust them anymore. >> among t fear among many this approach could be used to back bail-out in other european countries causing a stampede on banks across europe and beyond. >> it raises the possibility of a bank run, which given that we are in the m
fund a near bankrupt government. at least the solution we went for is for sure not the one we would have liked. but under the circumstances, it was the least painful one. >> exchange for a bail-out from the european union and imf, cyprus wants a so-called tax of around 10% on account of $130,000 and over and 7% for the rest. exposure to invest in the greece and lax banking regulations are to blame. attracting foreign investors including russians. brussels and germany are seen by cypriates...
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the success is in government. and that's a terrible thing to be lever to right now. universities, too. ooh, not so hot. plus, big european exposure. ooh, no thanks! so when the stock kept going down and down and down before michael dell's original proposal took the company private, it seemed like a perma short, except for its nicel balance sheet that could be used to make more acquisitions to try to slowly reposition the company. we all know michael dell had talked about taking his company private and if it got too low. and i guess 8 bucks where it bottomed was too low. but the beauty clearly in the eye of the beholder here and i figure only michael dell would seriously entertain the motion his company would be beautiful to many. hence, why i thought there was no way this was going back to the mid teens on its own. i figured he's a billionaire, building a company can. but does michael dell believe he can do more things privately to make his company stand out than publicly? he's willing to sacrifice forever to build value and has not succeeded. will being private make
the success is in government. and that's a terrible thing to be lever to right now. universities, too. ooh, not so hot. plus, big european exposure. ooh, no thanks! so when the stock kept going down and down and down before michael dell's original proposal took the company private, it seemed like a perma short, except for its nicel balance sheet that could be used to make more acquisitions to try to slowly reposition the company. we all know michael dell had talked about taking his company...
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the government is hoping this defeat will give them leverage to negotiate new terms with the european union so when parliament meets again on thursday they might have a better plan to vote on. it's a high-stakes game of chicken with each side wondering who's going to blink first. or in this case, whether the banks will run out of money before a deal is reached. if the eu does not back down then savers in cyprus will have to shoulder some of the burden for the bailout loan. and that has savers around the world wondering whether their deposits are safe. in cyprus tonight, banks remain closed with no clear indication when they'll reopen. one analyst from jpmorgan tonight saying cyprus has chosen a hard road. global markets are wondering where it's going to end. >> bertha, thank you very much for that report. when those banks reopen it is going to be a very interesting and busy day. bertha coombs, thank you. >>> that uncertainty in cyprus sent the u.s. stock markets on a meandering hike today. the major averages began the session higher, following more good news about the u.s. housing mar
the government is hoping this defeat will give them leverage to negotiate new terms with the european union so when parliament meets again on thursday they might have a better plan to vote on. it's a high-stakes game of chicken with each side wondering who's going to blink first. or in this case, whether the banks will run out of money before a deal is reached. if the eu does not back down then savers in cyprus will have to shoulder some of the burden for the bailout loan. and that has savers...
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more than 130 official delegations from governments and religious organizations all around the world attending this event. among them, u.s. vice president joe biden. and coming up at 6:30 this morning, we'll take you live at vatican city, for a look at how crowds in st. peter's square celebrated today's mass. >>> here's a question. do patients heading into planned parenthood need extra protection in san francisco? that is what they're thinking about for city leaders. they'll be taking up that question today. live in san francisco right now with a controversial proposal to create buffer zones around the clinics. >> reporter: good morning.
more than 130 official delegations from governments and religious organizations all around the world attending this event. among them, u.s. vice president joe biden. and coming up at 6:30 this morning, we'll take you live at vatican city, for a look at how crowds in st. peter's square celebrated today's mass. >>> here's a question. do patients heading into planned parenthood need extra protection in san francisco? that is what they're thinking about for city leaders. they'll be taking...
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>> well, i think the issue is not one of big government or no government, which is -- that's how liberals often try to frame it. when, in fact, what can happen is that when you have an activist government who is doing too many things, they become corrupt. wasteful. pretty bad at helping people. it doesn't allow for innovation or new ideas frequently because the government is a pretty clumsy instrument for doing those things. diverting a bunch of money to the federal government which can be cronyism, corruption, awful these things is maybe not the best way to help your fellow man which is an important part of life. conservatives look at the situation and go look, tell me how you are actually helping. it tell me how these programs are actually doing the job they are supposed to be doing without wasting and misusing fun. you don't often get the answer to those questions. >> bill: juan is saying retail politics working. the stock market is doing well now. that doesn't really help the folks too much unless the businesses that are accumulating this money then reinvest and hire people which is,
>> well, i think the issue is not one of big government or no government, which is -- that's how liberals often try to frame it. when, in fact, what can happen is that when you have an activist government who is doing too many things, they become corrupt. wasteful. pretty bad at helping people. it doesn't allow for innovation or new ideas frequently because the government is a pretty clumsy instrument for doing those things. diverting a bunch of money to the federal government which can...
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. >> the senate has passed a huge spending bill to fund the government through the end of september. the bill would avoid a partial federal shutdown at the end of the month. a vote tomorrow in the house would send the measure to the president for his signature. it includes funding for the day-to-day operating budgets of every cabinet agency, and another 87- billion dollars for military operations in afghanistan and iraq. >> the unemployment rate for veterans dropped last year, according to a new labor report. but veterans still lag behind non-veterans in the job market. the jobless rate for veterans who served in the military since the 9-11 terror attacks dropped by two percent in 2012. >> rising gas prices are really taking a chunk out of people's monthly budgets. but now a bay area grocer is working with a local oil company -- to reduce prices at gas stations across northern california. kron 4's dan kerman explains. some relief in bay area pump prices -- but not much. here's what drivers are there are rewards points associated with purchasing groceries. heave and 20¢ less per gall
. >> the senate has passed a huge spending bill to fund the government through the end of september. the bill would avoid a partial federal shutdown at the end of the month. a vote tomorrow in the house would send the measure to the president for his signature. it includes funding for the day-to-day operating budgets of every cabinet agency, and another 87- billion dollars for military operations in afghanistan and iraq. >> the unemployment rate for veterans dropped last year,...
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who i had a lot of respect for, the future solution lies in creating golden triangles with business, government, and civil society to make real commitments, to make real innovation, to make real commitments for nutritional labeling, health and wellness programs, and raise the awareness about -- for the general public about what is at stake here. >> but, as consumers drink less soda, and water is now america's favorite drink, how are you preparing for that change? >> oh, well we have -- we provide choice. we have 3,000 products, 500 brands, all across the world, and we provide choices. >> muhtar, i want to congratulate you on coca-cola for getting this award tonight for promoting women into leadership positions at your company. so you've said it makes good business sense to empower women. tell us why. >> it makes good business sense inside the company to empower women because when you are a consumer products business like ours, where 75% of your shoppers are women, you need to connect better with those shoppers through women leaders, and having a really good balance between women leaders, equita
who i had a lot of respect for, the future solution lies in creating golden triangles with business, government, and civil society to make real commitments, to make real innovation, to make real commitments for nutritional labeling, health and wellness programs, and raise the awareness about -- for the general public about what is at stake here. >> but, as consumers drink less soda, and water is now america's favorite drink, how are you preparing for that change? >> oh, well we have...
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the employer is a fascist corporation is no different from a fascist government. you are either going to go for freedom or down the tubes. >> bill: all right. ike, i'm down to charleston -- i have been looking to get down there -- carol and i -- if we can find a hotel easter week we'll be down there, so i want to go down there, and we'll continue this conversation over a beer or maybe something a little stronger. >> it's bourbon down there. >> bill: okay. because i think when it comes to making sure everybody is healthy, i don't think that's discrimination. but you make some good points. good to hear from you ike, as always. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. current tv is the place for true stories. with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines. real, gripping, current. documentaries... on current tv. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "bill press show."
the employer is a fascist corporation is no different from a fascist government. you are either going to go for freedom or down the tubes. >> bill: all right. ike, i'm down to charleston -- i have been looking to get down there -- carol and i -- if we can find a hotel easter week we'll be down there, so i want to go down there, and we'll continue this conversation over a beer or maybe something a little stronger. >> it's bourbon down there. >> bill: okay. because i think when...
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he thinks the government -- that we are governed by the government. actually, we gave the government the power to make decisions that we tell it we want. he has it backwards. liberals tend to see it the wrong way. >> he basically saying that he didn't know. >> this is so important, the soda ban thing. this is about obamacare. the moment that american people can see that government has a say in our health care, has a say in how we spend our money on our doctors and our health and it becomes a burden on the government for people to get diabetes or get lung cancer or heart disease, as soon as it becomes a financial question the government is going to say we have to pay for these fat people. so we're going to restrict on and prevent you from getting fat. we have to get the regular people to pay attention. >> robert, last word and we're done. >> backstage there is a table full of water and right next to the table of water is big, big gulp. it had half a thing of soda and it was sarah palin's and one of the security guards said i want to put that on ebay if
he thinks the government -- that we are governed by the government. actually, we gave the government the power to make decisions that we tell it we want. he has it backwards. liberals tend to see it the wrong way. >> he basically saying that he didn't know. >> this is so important, the soda ban thing. this is about obamacare. the moment that american people can see that government has a say in our health care, has a say in how we spend our money on our doctors and our health and it...
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how you run a government or a branch of government with c.r.'s that go for that short amount of time? how do you adequately budget for that? >> it is very difficult. we err on the side of being conservative, as we have here, to make sure we are not deficient at the end of any given continuing resolution. it is difficult. we are a very large operation. we are taking in over 400,000 people a year. and if it has to go on for the full year. when you are in an environment where you do not know what your budget is going to be on the various marks and the house and the senate are different, when you are looking at sequestration, it is a challenge and you do your best under the circumstances to come up with the right answer. >> as you went through the releases and you sit here today, do you think your department went through the necessary due diligence to make sure the people who are released pose the least threat to our citizens and constituents? >> instructions to the field were clear. these decisions were made by career professionals in the field. so
how you run a government or a branch of government with c.r.'s that go for that short amount of time? how do you adequately budget for that? >> it is very difficult. we err on the side of being conservative, as we have here, to make sure we are not deficient at the end of any given continuing resolution. it is difficult. we are a very large operation. we are taking in over 400,000 people a year. and if it has to go on for the full year. when you are in an environment where you do not know...
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government officials say, sergeant eusebio lopez, of pacifica, is accused of shooting to death corporal jacob wooley, from massachusetts. as well as lance corporal sara castro- mata, a 19-year-old from oakley. lopez joined the marines seven -years ago. serving in both the afghanistan and iraq wars. this is the oakley victim -- lance corporal sara castro-mata. she joined the marine corps in december 20-11, serving as a warehouse clerk. last month, she was promoted to her current rank. though she was not deployed, she earned a number of awards, including the national defense medal and global war on terrorism service medal. >> catherine: some people in newtown connecticut are very upset about robo-calls from the n-r-a. the calls are asking people to vote against proposed gun control legislation. of course, it was in newtown - where children and teachers were gunned down and killed back in december. >> to have this pushed on us without permission or any discussion. >> catherine: that's a resident who didn't want his identity revealed. he says many of his neighbors feel the same way. >> a lo
government officials say, sergeant eusebio lopez, of pacifica, is accused of shooting to death corporal jacob wooley, from massachusetts. as well as lance corporal sara castro- mata, a 19-year-old from oakley. lopez joined the marines seven -years ago. serving in both the afghanistan and iraq wars. this is the oakley victim -- lance corporal sara castro-mata. she joined the marine corps in december 20-11, serving as a warehouse clerk. last month, she was promoted to her current rank. though she...
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deficits have nothing to do, because the federal government reduced its deficit. that doesn't mean wal matt is going to go out and hire a bunch of people. they're not connected and we're having this conversation over and over. >> that's the problem with our side. >> i want to get josh in here. >> the usual circumstance in which government borrowing is crowding out private investment and holding back growth is that interest rates rise because governments trying to borrow money at the same time that companies are trying to raise capital, it makes capital more expensive and it makes difficult for people to invest. we're not seeing it right now. interest rates are extremely low, not just in the short-term, but also in the long run. we have extremely low, 30-year interest rates what that reflects is there's not a lot of demand for capital in the private sector. the government could be boosting the economy by borrowing and spending the money itself. and in the future, if, if we see interest rates starting to rides, that will be in part an indication of expectations of i
deficits have nothing to do, because the federal government reduced its deficit. that doesn't mean wal matt is going to go out and hire a bunch of people. they're not connected and we're having this conversation over and over. >> that's the problem with our side. >> i want to get josh in here. >> the usual circumstance in which government borrowing is crowding out private investment and holding back growth is that interest rates rise because governments trying to borrow money...
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the government won't pay for one. but a former astronaut is looking to build the first ever privately funded deep space telescope. nasa is collaborating on the project, but the space agency said it needs more money to identify and develop ways to protect the planet. >> a good segment of the population thinks it's a matter of calling bruce willis. notwithstanding we don't have a shuttle anymore. >> reporter: hollywood's version is definitely a bit dramatic. but scientists say there is reason to be concerned. the meteor in russia was like a shot across the bow. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> well, we have no choice but to move on. as our broadcast continues, the staggering impact of alzheimer's. one in three seniors will be stricken but there is a new device in the fight. >>> later, the price paid for one of the most iconic dresses ever worn by princess diana. >>> as we mentioned, there is news tonight on alzheimer's. new numbers paint a pretty stunning picture of what we are already facing here. that is that o
the government won't pay for one. but a former astronaut is looking to build the first ever privately funded deep space telescope. nasa is collaborating on the project, but the space agency said it needs more money to identify and develop ways to protect the planet. >> a good segment of the population thinks it's a matter of calling bruce willis. notwithstanding we don't have a shuttle anymore. >> reporter: hollywood's version is definitely a bit dramatic. but scientists say there...
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the space agency calling for a high-tech early warning system to protect the country but he says the government's not willing to pay for it. abc's devin dwyer joining us from washington with the latest on this one. good morning, devin. >> reporter: hey, good morning, john and diana. that's right. after that major meteor strike in russia last month, scientists want congress to take action so a similar disaster doesn't happen here. nasa chief charles bolden was on capitol hill yesterday. he said a small meteor that injured more than a thousand people in russia could have been detected, even deflected, if the right equipment was in place. he says the u.s. needs new outer space telescopes with infrared technology to track meteors because right now there's not much we can do. >> if you detected even a small one, like the one that they did in russia, headed for new york city in three weeks, what would we do? >> the answer to you is if it's coming in three weeks, pray. >> reporter: now, that meteor was only 55 feet long. experts say the chances of a major catastrophe from that is slim but are very real
the space agency calling for a high-tech early warning system to protect the country but he says the government's not willing to pay for it. abc's devin dwyer joining us from washington with the latest on this one. good morning, devin. >> reporter: hey, good morning, john and diana. that's right. after that major meteor strike in russia last month, scientists want congress to take action so a similar disaster doesn't happen here. nasa chief charles bolden was on capitol hill yesterday. he...
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>>> and also in washington the house is expected to approve a huge budget today that will keep the government running for the next six months. the senate okayed the spending plan yesterday along party lines. it keeps intact those $85 billion worth of across-the-board cuts, and that means hundreds of thousands of government workers can expect to be furloughed. >>> that cyberattack that paralyzed big banks and tv stations in south korea was traced to a chinese internet address. an initial investigation links it to at least one of the companies shut down by the computer crashes. north korea still the prime suspect. experts say hackers often launch attacks in other countries to hide their identities. >>> and back here at home two people are dead following a day-long standoff in ft. wayne, indiana. it started when a man pulled a woman off of a city bus and then fatally shot her. he then headed to a nearby house where he held a 3-year-old boy hostage for several hours. eventually a police sniper killed that man, and the child was taken away unharmed. >>> five former council members from the small t
>>> and also in washington the house is expected to approve a huge budget today that will keep the government running for the next six months. the senate okayed the spending plan yesterday along party lines. it keeps intact those $85 billion worth of across-the-board cuts, and that means hundreds of thousands of government workers can expect to be furloughed. >>> that cyberattack that paralyzed big banks and tv stations in south korea was traced to a chinese internet address....
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that new government study says 1 in 50 u.s. children has autism. that figure surpasses a previous government study that estimated autism in 1 in every 88 kids. researchers say the results don't necessarily mean that autism is occurring more often. but it does suggest that doctors are diagnosing autism more frequently, especially in children with problems. also, parents were surveyed in the second study, whereas the previous one relied on >> big tobacco companies are breathing a sigh of relief, tonight. the fda is scrapping a series of graphic warning labels for cigarettes after deciding not to challenge a court ruling that said the shocking images violated free-speech protections. these are some of those graphic images. they include a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat; a baby next to a cloud of smoke.and diseased the fda will propose new labels, but that could take a few years. according to the centers for disease control the percentage of adult americans who smoke has declined since 1965 from more than40% down to just under 19% in 20
that new government study says 1 in 50 u.s. children has autism. that figure surpasses a previous government study that estimated autism in 1 in every 88 kids. researchers say the results don't necessarily mean that autism is occurring more often. but it does suggest that doctors are diagnosing autism more frequently, especially in children with problems. also, parents were surveyed in the second study, whereas the previous one relied on >> big tobacco companies are breathing a sigh of...
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how do you curb the government's massive spending habit? senator kelly ayotte shares her no-brainer idea to save hundreds of millions of dollars. we'll talk to her live. martha: we've all had coworkers sell us thin mints and samosa on behalf of girl scout daughters, boy do we appreciate that. we're hearing from one mom losing herl paycheck for it. >> this is crazy because i can't profit from selling girl scout cookies. it is volunteer thing for the girl scouts. i'm a cookie mom trying to help her daughter earn her badges and her trips and stuff like that is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. with three of your daily vegetable servings great first gig! let's go! party! awwwww... arigato! we are outta here! party...... finding you the perfect place, every step of the way. hotels.com >> announcer: you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity and turn your life upside down. >> hi. >> hi. you know, i can save you 15% toda
how do you curb the government's massive spending habit? senator kelly ayotte shares her no-brainer idea to save hundreds of millions of dollars. we'll talk to her live. martha: we've all had coworkers sell us thin mints and samosa on behalf of girl scout daughters, boy do we appreciate that. we're hearing from one mom losing herl paycheck for it. >> this is crazy because i can't profit from selling girl scout cookies. it is volunteer thing for the girl scouts. i'm a cookie mom trying to...
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. >> i don't want the government promoting something i don't believe in, but i don't mind if they are neutral on the issue. >> there are about 250 general public seats for each case. the courts is expected to rule late in june. carolyn tyler will be in court when the nation's highest court will consider whether they will give the right to marry. >> the issue of boy scouts allowing those who are openly gay to join may come to an end. meanwhile in florida a new coalition called "on my honor" called from openly banning people from the scouts. they predict dire consequences if such a thing should come to pass. >> >> it will transform the program and something that is entirely inappropriate for children. >> it will not solve a great old problem. >> the argument is similar to the one used against integration in the 50s and 60s. members in cyst they want to hear all of the opinions on the issue. >> things are back to normal in the mill pea das -- mill pea ties neighborhood. they isolated and evacuated the area of sout park victoria drive. they were relocated to the mill pea it is a sports ce
. >> i don't want the government promoting something i don't believe in, but i don't mind if they are neutral on the issue. >> there are about 250 general public seats for each case. the courts is expected to rule late in june. carolyn tyler will be in court when the nation's highest court will consider whether they will give the right to marry. >> the issue of boy scouts allowing those who are openly gay to join may come to an end. meanwhile in florida a new coalition called...
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so the government's got to do something. maria, back to you. >> michelle, the options here are just extraordinary. michelle caruso-cabrera on the ground right now in cyprus. thank you so much. the cypriot government is looking for any alternative it can find, rather than accept that eu proposal. earlier today, cyprus' finance minister was in moscow meeting with his russian counterpart. hays trying to get a new loan while extending a current loan with more favorable terms. he walked away from the meeting without a deal. he says he'll stay in moscow, though, to continue these negotiations. george theo krooets is with cyprus international institute of management. he says the demands being imposed on cyprus are unfair. good to have you on the program, sir. thank you for joining us. >> yes, thank you for inviting me. >> so what is the me think sent when cyprus would rather negotiate and deal with russia rather than the eu? what's the message that the cypriot officials would rather negotiate with russia than the eu? >> look, i mea
so the government's got to do something. maria, back to you. >> michelle, the options here are just extraordinary. michelle caruso-cabrera on the ground right now in cyprus. thank you so much. the cypriot government is looking for any alternative it can find, rather than accept that eu proposal. earlier today, cyprus' finance minister was in moscow meeting with his russian counterpart. hays trying to get a new loan while extending a current loan with more favorable terms. he walked away...
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we cooperate fully in any government inquiries. guys, as you know, the u.s. government has been ramping up its investigation into foreign corrupt practices act by multimajor corporations and this being looks like one part of the overall broadening of the u.s. department approaches on this. >> i know you'll be following this very closely for us. >> we're watching shares of kohl's which is down 4%. morgan stanley says higher payroll taxes will hurt the sales and the retailer will see increase competition when jcpenney reintroduces its sales and coupon models. ty? >> new permits for construction rising to the highest level since 2008. in one area of the market that is flying again, miami condos. how did it go from boom to bust and back to boom again? diana olick is in miami. hi, diana. >> reporter: hey, tyler. this concrete cell shows the whole story. it went belly up during the crash of 2007 and now a new developer has bought the place and has already sold more than half of the 250 units that will rise up from here over the next two years. >> buyers are coming
we cooperate fully in any government inquiries. guys, as you know, the u.s. government has been ramping up its investigation into foreign corrupt practices act by multimajor corporations and this being looks like one part of the overall broadening of the u.s. department approaches on this. >> i know you'll be following this very closely for us. >> we're watching shares of kohl's which is down 4%. morgan stanley says higher payroll taxes will hurt the sales and the retailer will see...
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. >> i don't want the government promoting something i don't believe in, but i don't mind if they are neutral on the issue. >> there are about 250 general public seats for each case. the courts is expected to rule late in june. carolyn tyler will be in court when the nation's highest court will consider whether they will give the right to marry. >> the issue of boy scouts allowing those who are openly gay to join may come to an end. meanwhile in florida a new coalition called "on my honor" called from openly banning people from the scouts. they predict dire consequences if such a thing should come to pass. >> >> it will transform the program and something that is entirely inappropriate for children. >> it will not solve a great old problem. >> the argument is similar to the one used against integration in the 50s and 60s. members in cyst they want to hear all of the opinions on the issue. >> things are back to normal in the mill pea das -- mill pea ties neighborhood. they isolated and evacuated the area of sout park victoria drive. they were relocated to the mill pea it is a sports ce
. >> i don't want the government promoting something i don't believe in, but i don't mind if they are neutral on the issue. >> there are about 250 general public seats for each case. the courts is expected to rule late in june. carolyn tyler will be in court when the nation's highest court will consider whether they will give the right to marry. >> the issue of boy scouts allowing those who are openly gay to join may come to an end. meanwhile in florida a new coalition called...
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the rebels say the government killed 25 people with a chemical weapon. help us out here. who is telling the truth? >> reporter: it still isn't really clear, jake. we don't have confirmation chemical weapons were used but there are two separate incidents. one in a city in the north, aleppo, in which the regime says it was hit by a chemical weapon fired by rebels and the russian government backing that up one activist saying this seems to have landed between rebel and regime lines and may have hit civilians in the regime area and regime troops, too. another instance near damascus to the east in which rebels do appear to have been hit by some kind of suffocating gas. not clear what it was but certainly the logic test suggests rebels aren't going to be aim agate themselves with these weapons and we know the regime has a large stockpile. >> is there a faction within the opposition that cob obtain chemical weapons? is it even possible? >> reporter: that's always been the real fear as we heard about radicalization, the fractious nature of the rebel movement. to be honest, that h
the rebels say the government killed 25 people with a chemical weapon. help us out here. who is telling the truth? >> reporter: it still isn't really clear, jake. we don't have confirmation chemical weapons were used but there are two separate incidents. one in a city in the north, aleppo, in which the regime says it was hit by a chemical weapon fired by rebels and the russian government backing that up one activist saying this seems to have landed between rebel and regime lines and may...
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governing bodies will be necessary for the day after. for those people who are left holding the bag, what has become basically a sectarian war, to put back a government. it is a critical lesson and a police take we cannot ever make again. >> as we look back and relitigate the war in iraq, i think it is easy to say on its face, it was a clear mistake and we'll never do this again, how could we do this. let's not forget that. a lot of democrats voted for this war. including hillary clinton. that's what i want to ask you about it. she voted for the iraq war resolution in 2002. 2007, refused to see that vote as a police take. she has defended that since. i'm wondering if you think that is going to be a political problem for her. in 2016 if she ends up running. >> let me say a couple things. having been in the white house i realize how hard it is to govern and to make these national security decisions. it is not black and white and it never is. it never will be. i have more sympathy for the people involved than i would four years ago. with re
governing bodies will be necessary for the day after. for those people who are left holding the bag, what has become basically a sectarian war, to put back a government. it is a critical lesson and a police take we cannot ever make again. >> as we look back and relitigate the war in iraq, i think it is easy to say on its face, it was a clear mistake and we'll never do this again, how could we do this. let's not forget that. a lot of democrats voted for this war. including hillary clinton....
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believes the iranian aircraft flying over iraq are carrying weapons to arm the syrian government but tehran says they are delivering only humanitarian aid there. they wanted to force the planes for inspections but only a few have been checked. >> i think the intent here by going public is to increase the pressure on al-maliki but the whole incident how minimal influence is on the regime in iraq and how minimal our ability to affect the conflict in syria has become. >> reporter: u.s. officials say the flights are taking place just about every day. kerry says the u.s. congress is watching what kind of partner iraq will be in the future. >> heather: steve centanni, thank you. >> rick: breaking developments out of syria. the leader of the main opposition group resigning saying he is disappointed over the lack of help from the international community. leland vittert has more from the middle east bureau. >> the iraqis are giving the wink, wink, nudge, nudge here so iranians can fly into supplies and even soldiers. for a long time the u.s. are pressuring iraq but the fact they are going pub
believes the iranian aircraft flying over iraq are carrying weapons to arm the syrian government but tehran says they are delivering only humanitarian aid there. they wanted to force the planes for inspections but only a few have been checked. >> i think the intent here by going public is to increase the pressure on al-maliki but the whole incident how minimal influence is on the regime in iraq and how minimal our ability to affect the conflict in syria has become. >> reporter: u.s....
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but the government should be able to control the others because we are licensed. paying something to the government. you don't know who is driving for you. it could be a criminal. you don't know. >> reporter: as you just heard, some cab drivers are upset about the ride sharing services. and the proposal is a response to those services and those ride-sharing apps that cab drivers claim have taken away some of their business. and the board of directors is scheduled to consider this proposal at 1:00 this afternoon. >>> lighting up a cigarette could soon be banned in several palo alto parks. a committee will consider a proposal on a smoking ban in the downtown area. also, at sarah wallace park. city leaders have been getting complaints about increased smoking at those parks. last month, the american heart association gave palo alto a "d" grade for its smoking. >>> and contra costa county take its ban on smoking to a new level. the supervisors discussing a proposal to ban electronic cigarettes. this would require businesses that sell electronic cigarettes to have a tob
but the government should be able to control the others because we are licensed. paying something to the government. you don't know who is driving for you. it could be a criminal. you don't know. >> reporter: as you just heard, some cab drivers are upset about the ride sharing services. and the proposal is a response to those services and those ride-sharing apps that cab drivers claim have taken away some of their business. and the board of directors is scheduled to consider this proposal...
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and state governments and they pay nothing in terms of premiums and or co-pay. in california it's an almost estimated 3 million people will get their health insurance through that vehicle alone. the next vehicle is covered california, which is the individual marketplace for coverage. the federal government establishes what is r called health benefit exchanges, there is a separate exchange for individual and a separate exchange for small business and i will talk about that in a bit. so for covered california, an individual will be able to get coverage. the income threshold is essentially anyone who is not eligible for medicaid. so if your income is above that $16,000 a year, you would be able to get coverage through covered california. now for certain individuals that coverage will be subsidized such that the coverage they had to pay for premiums has been reduced by a federal subsidy. the income threshold for those individuals is essentially for one person, anyone between $16,000 and about $48,000 a year will get care that is subsidized through the exchange. indi
and state governments and they pay nothing in terms of premiums and or co-pay. in california it's an almost estimated 3 million people will get their health insurance through that vehicle alone. the next vehicle is covered california, which is the individual marketplace for coverage. the federal government establishes what is r called health benefit exchanges, there is a separate exchange for individual and a separate exchange for small business and i will talk about that in a bit. so for...
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in many ways we see a lot of frustration with the lack of government action on supporting these kind of initiatives, even though we are aimed to doing this on a community level and a lot of progress can be made on a community level. we have been waiting for so long for a program like this. even with a contract that the initiative had some chance of putting it into effect this year we were overjoyed. what's more, i think the bigger objective in working for green energy whether it's government funding or private funded is to lead the way to showing people that green energy is for everybody and we don't need to wait on big energy companies and so forth to give us top down energy that this renewable energy technology gives us the capacity and it's going take initiatives like this po to popular i was this idea. i would like you to put this into effect as quickly as possible. >> thank you. next speakers. christian swin, gabby, jennifer fong. >> thank you, good afternoon. my name is ivy slagel. a san francisco resident since 1996. i represent residents. in my work with premium peace i work
in many ways we see a lot of frustration with the lack of government action on supporting these kind of initiatives, even though we are aimed to doing this on a community level and a lot of progress can be made on a community level. we have been waiting for so long for a program like this. even with a contract that the initiative had some chance of putting it into effect this year we were overjoyed. what's more, i think the bigger objective in working for green energy whether it's government...
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whenever position the government takes, it either subsidizes or refuses to subsidize. what congress decided in 1996 with a simple matter that it was quite to stick with the traditional definition of marriage. the definition has always been understood to exist in the versions of federal law. it was codifying it against traditions of reinvention. we can just degree as a pack -- a matter of policy and say there's no reason to subsidize same-sex marriage. it is permissible for congress to have gone either way. it went against subsidizing forcing the taxpayers, the federal taxpayers of states that do not have same-sex marriage to subsidize it for the states that do. >> every indication, including a study by the gao, is that it cost the u.s. money not to recognize the same-sex couples that are married. >> why should that be? >> because when you have people that are married, but they get treated as a single run than married to might cost more money pipit there was a proposal -- costs more money. there was a proposal died at made at the same time as doma and it was voted down.
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the government is telling me so for me i'm on my way to hawaii in january january i'm not going to be -- i can't raise my son in this city. for you guys maybe yes. it can be a very good city. for us it's over if this continues. applause. so i'm on my way to paradise thank you very much. >> thank you, sir next speaker please? >> hi my name is brad -- i'm a driver and dispatcher i've seen for a long time i understand their appears to be a demand for more taxis i think the market maybe instead ly growing we've got new businesses coming in i understand that but what i ask you to do to stop us all from bleeding to death. maybe one or 2 hundred medallions at a time 500 could be a blow to our gut. if we're all going to be making less than minimum wage what kind of people are you going to have driving the taxis i don't think it's going to serve the city. that's a win-win the city will win the drivers will be a much slower bleed the market will hopefully continue to grow so that's what i want to put forward the other thing is drivers if you don't like uber please don't drive for uber so just t
the government is telling me so for me i'm on my way to hawaii in january january i'm not going to be -- i can't raise my son in this city. for you guys maybe yes. it can be a very good city. for us it's over if this continues. applause. so i'm on my way to paradise thank you very much. >> thank you, sir next speaker please? >> hi my name is brad -- i'm a driver and dispatcher i've seen for a long time i understand their appears to be a demand for more taxis i think the market maybe...
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his government labels part of the palestinian government a terrorist organization, trying to bring abbas back to the table. add into that this new resentment you sense on the palestinian street that the president is so worried about repairing relations. it's eight miles from ramallah to jerusalem. this is a tiny packed, tense neighborhood. the president's first international trip of his second term is much more focused on israel than it is on them. >> john king, thanks, in israel this morning. >>> any second now we are waiting president obama, his remarks with the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas. we will bring you those remarks the minute that they happen. meantime, new developments this morning following the possible use of chemical weapons in syria. dueling requests for an investigation. >> syrian government and the opposition are claiming each used chemical weapons in aleppo and a suburb. u.s. officials are trying to get proof that these weapons were used at all. barbara starr is at the pentagon for us. this point it's about confirming whether this sort of attack actual actually hap
his government labels part of the palestinian government a terrorist organization, trying to bring abbas back to the table. add into that this new resentment you sense on the palestinian street that the president is so worried about repairing relations. it's eight miles from ramallah to jerusalem. this is a tiny packed, tense neighborhood. the president's first international trip of his second term is much more focused on israel than it is on them. >> john king, thanks, in israel this...
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that you are used to seeing it and the in the fourth quarter for when which we have data up here the government contracted at a one .0 analyzed rate. and didn't tdon't worry that we are slipping down into contraction that is the best looking contract actual growth that you will see it's slower government spentings and is a slower pace of inventory building and when you look at real drivers of economic growth we are doing a lot better than whereas quarter would indicate and if you look at the forecast here we are looking for two% gdp growth in the next years and so how do we get there and what are the various drivers of that and the first case is that residential construct construction is going to help and that is what got us into this mess so it may seem counterintuitive this is the most macro measure i can use to show the residential activity across the country and obviously this fell off the cliff during the recession and has not meaning fully retraced ground during that time period what might be useful is to think about if this is the demand for new homes what is the real -- i'm sorry the su
that you are used to seeing it and the in the fourth quarter for when which we have data up here the government contracted at a one .0 analyzed rate. and didn't tdon't worry that we are slipping down into contraction that is the best looking contract actual growth that you will see it's slower government spentings and is a slower pace of inventory building and when you look at real drivers of economic growth we are doing a lot better than whereas quarter would indicate and if you look at the...
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he says it's not the job of the government to overregulate's people's lives. a new york judge blocking bloomberg's soda ban hours before that went into effect. pepsi changing the shape of 20-ounce bottle for the first time in nearly two decades. the new bottle has a bottom half that apparently is easier to grip and the label is smaller. the bottle should be in stores next month. be careful what you put in an email due to growing fears of cyber attacks. the u.s. government is expanding security program that will allow more private sector employees to have their emails scanned. here with more on this is adam shapiro from the fox business network. good morning, adam. >> good morning to you, he heather. this is something legitimate. big brother is watching. big brother will be watching what we write in private emails. president obama issued executive order on cyber security which allows the government to scan internet traffic flowing between banks and utilities and companies that are identified as nation's infrastructure. last week the heads of the national securi
he says it's not the job of the government to overregulate's people's lives. a new york judge blocking bloomberg's soda ban hours before that went into effect. pepsi changing the shape of 20-ounce bottle for the first time in nearly two decades. the new bottle has a bottom half that apparently is easier to grip and the label is smaller. the bottle should be in stores next month. be careful what you put in an email due to growing fears of cyber attacks. the u.s. government is expanding security...
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the way we used to run it and try to have good government cover and everything that is why it's important to have the business community get us good jobs and invest in education all of these things are going to help us be more successful and so focus more on that and try to keep my colleagues on the board of supervisors saying this is the smartest thing do and if we have money let's make a good investment of it. >> okay let's talk a bit about economic develop as it has been frontally mentioned here today we have the -- pleasure of hosting government rick perry recently for i think -- public blissity stunt but on a more serious level there has been a definite increase suns november about countries that are -- them sense against california company and is one is prop 30 which raise raises income tax on high earners and why should they come herein instead of somewhere else? >>> first of all, the pressure of our locally grown skeet successful equips are growing and if they can grow within the bay area and so, i'm alms -- between san francisco and oakland, that you believe [inaudible] employee
the way we used to run it and try to have good government cover and everything that is why it's important to have the business community get us good jobs and invest in education all of these things are going to help us be more successful and so focus more on that and try to keep my colleagues on the board of supervisors saying this is the smartest thing do and if we have money let's make a good investment of it. >> okay let's talk a bit about economic develop as it has been frontally...
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opportunity fund is not a bank or a government agency. we are an independent nonprofit organization with a mission to provide capital to working people to help them earn, say, and invest in the future. we focus primarily on businesses that are not yet bankable. most of our clients are themselves low or moderate income people or working in low or moderate income neighborhoods. but not exclusively. we will look at any business we think can bring about substantial community benefits. i want to talk about what type of loans we make and whatever products we have. that is important to note that in our case, they mentioned -- i mentioned some acronyms. the service corps of retired executives, women's business centers, renaissance and entrepreneurs should here in san francisco, women's initiative for self-employed -- those organizations offer classes often and one-on-one counseling. in some cases, whether or not you are seeking a loan -- in our case, and rising is strictly tied to a loan. we are a financial institution. but if you come to us for
opportunity fund is not a bank or a government agency. we are an independent nonprofit organization with a mission to provide capital to working people to help them earn, say, and invest in the future. we focus primarily on businesses that are not yet bankable. most of our clients are themselves low or moderate income people or working in low or moderate income neighborhoods. but not exclusively. we will look at any business we think can bring about substantial community benefits. i want to...
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>> good government could be breaking out. jon, listen, with the partisan politics that are being played regarding gun control and the budget issue, today congress has to pass yet another bill to avert closing the federal government. this is the issue that can prove that washington, d.c. is not dysfunctional. jon: well, and both parties seem to have the impetus to get something done. >> they do, but my party -- i'm conservative -- republicans need to come together and want consensus. you have jeb bush saying that, rubio has flipped on the issue -- jon: florida senator marco rubio. >> yes. rand paul has come out with his own proposal, he did a speech before the chamber of commerce. but this is an issue where my party can come together and actually be leaders, and i think right now the diversity in the party might be tearing it down. jon: well, okay, that was the question. you mentioned three potential presidential candidates -- [laughter] potential republican standard bearers in the next election, in 20 -- >> 2016. but it's --
>> good government could be breaking out. jon, listen, with the partisan politics that are being played regarding gun control and the budget issue, today congress has to pass yet another bill to avert closing the federal government. this is the issue that can prove that washington, d.c. is not dysfunctional. jon: well, and both parties seem to have the impetus to get something done. >> they do, but my party -- i'm conservative -- republicans need to come together and want consensus....